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Where does “suppuration” come from?

Suppuration comes from Latin suppuratio, formed from the Latin suffix -tio, which derives from Proto-Indo-European -ti- and Proto-Indo-European -tis.

suppuration (English): Decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself;...

Definitions

  1. Decay in tissue producing pus, or the pus itself;...

Ancestry of “suppuration”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsuppuratiosuppuration; abscess
2Latin-tiō—
3Latindissertātiō—
4Latindissertusarranged, disposed; explained
5Latindissereresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6Latindis-asunder, apart, in two; reversal, removal;...
7Latincalceusshoe
8Latincalxlimestone; chalk; the finish line
9Ancient Greekχάλιξsmall stone, pebble; gravel, rubble
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